Re: Upgrading to SBS 2003

Thanks,

That confirmed my suspicions.

My idea was to upgrade the hardware and install a proper server OS.

XP is only used as a file server, no users on it.

The company is expanding, buying other companies out and incorporating the
services, therefore there will be an expansion in the staff and IT resources.

If I get my new server, I would want to link the other companies to it, it
would be the DC. Another location has SBS 2000 which looks good and works
well, though the hardware is dated. I would also like to upgrade that
hardware and migrate the domain and services to the new machine. I will look
at www.sbsmigration.com
for solutions.

Regards,

AJ

"Kevin Weilbacher [SBS-MVP]" wrote:

> As to upgrading an existing SBS2000 site to SBs2003 and new hardware, one
> suggestion would be to take a look at Keff's Swing Migration at
> www.sbsmigration.com
>
> As to installing SBS over XP -- my answer would be "No, buy new hardware for
> the server". several reasons:
> 1. SBS is a server O/S, not a workstation upgrade.
> 2. Would I be right in guessing that the XP is also used as a workstation
> from time to time? You will lose a workstation if you upgrade to SBS
> 3. The hardware for a workstation is generally less reliable and redundant
> for a server. I sell my customers server hardware that have redundant power
> supplies, Raid-5 hardware controller for redundancy in case of a disk
> failure, etc.
>
> --
> Kevin Weilbacher [SBS-MVP]
> "The days pass by so quickly now, the nights are seldom long"
>
>
> "AJ" <AJ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:E11E3BAD-96D0-490C-9CF9-B8B295D0BA31@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > One of the companies in my group has a peer to peer network with around 5
> > users.
> >
> > The security of the files and the permissions is my concern.
> >
> > I would like to upgrade the server (presently XP Pro holding all the
> > shared
> > folders) to SBS.
> >
> > Will I be able to just install SBS over XP as an upgrade or should I do a
> > clean install?
> >
> > Another of the companies has SBS 2000, I would like to upgrade the
> > hardware
> > and the OS. What processes should I follow to retain the existing SBS
> > when
> > moving to the new SBS 2003 machine to ensure all the profiles and settings
> > are retained?
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > AJ
>
>
>
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